Substituted j-oxo-j,x-dihydro-l,z,x-benzo-
thiadiazine i,i-dioxides and a method
for their preparation



United States Patent SUBSTITUTED 3-0X0-3,4-DIHYDRO-1,2,4-BENZO- THIADIAZINE 1,1-DIOXIDES AND A METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION Richard Hiirmer, Les Charmettes, Le Mee-sur-Seine, France, and Jean Vernin, Trogerstr. 54/1II, Munich, Germany No Drawing. Filed May 25, 1962, Ser. No. 197,616

6 Claims. (Cl. 260-243) This invention relates to novel Z-substituted 3-oxo-3,4- dihydro-l,2,4benzothiadiazine-1,l-dioxides having utility as pharmacodynamic agents. The novel 2-substituted 3 oxo 3,4 dihydro 1,2,4 benzothiadiazine 1,1 dioxide compounds of this invention have particular utility as sedatives and hypnotics and have a minimum of side eifects.

Heretofore, very little, if anything, was known of the pharmacological activity of 3-oxo-dihydrobenzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides other than the compound 7-sulfamil- 3-oxo-dihydrobenzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides exhibited a diuretic efiect. 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine- 1,1-dioxide has been prepared, but the only property so far attributed thereto is that the same is possessed of a very sweet taste.

In accordance with the invention, it has now been found that 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4benzothiadiazine-1,1- dioxides have particular marked hypnotic and sedative effects and have at the same time a minimum of undesirable side efiects. More specifically, the novel 2-substituted 3 oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides of this invention are represented by the following structure:

wherein R R and R each represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, trihalomethyl, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, acyl, alkenyl, amino, and their substitution products, and

R represents one of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyary-l, alkylthioalkyl, or alkylthioaryl and their substitution products, wherein the substituent may be a cycloaliphatic or heterocyclic moiety.

The 3-oxo-dihydrobenzothiadiazines of this invention are prepared by condensing a correspondingly substituted o-aminobenzenesulfonamide with a urea, a urea derivative such as urethane, phosgene or chlorocarbonic acid ester.

The following examples are drawn to illustrate novel compounds of this invention and will serve to illustrate procedures for the preparation of the compounds.

It will be readily apparent to one skilled. in the art that variations of these procedures are possible.

Example 1 Ten grams of o-amino-N-o-toluidinobenzenesulfonamide are heated with 3 grams of urea in an oil bath for 3,287,362 Patented Nov. 22, 1966 3 hours at 180 C., and thereafter the temperature is raised to 220 C. and the heating continued for half an hour. After cooling, the solid is comminuted and digested with water to remove the unreacted urea, and the residue is recrystallized from methanol. A yield is obtained of 2-o-toluidino-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benz0- thiadiazine-1,l-dioxide.

Example 2 Twelve grams of o-amino-N-p-trifluoromethylphenylbenzenesulfonamide are heated with 5 grams of ethylurethane on an oil bath for 2 hours at to C., and for another 30 minutes at 220 C. After working up the reaction product, 2-p-trifluoromethylphenyl-3-oxo- 3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide is recovered.

Example 3 Ten grams of o-amino-N-cyclopentylbenzenesulfonamide are heated with 4 grams of urea for 2 hours on an oil bath at 190 C., and for another 30 minutes at 220 C. After working up the reaction product, there is recovered 2-cyclopentyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiaZine-Ll-dioxide. Yield is about 84%.

All of the products of the invention possess marked sedative and hypnotic activity and are remarkably free from undesirable side effects.

The products of the invention may be combined with a pharmaceutical carrier for administration to humans in an amount to attain the desired pharmacodynamic eifect. Such carriers are either solid or liquid. Exemplary of solid pharmaceutical carriers are lactose, corn starch, mannitol, talc, etc. The compounds of this invention are mixed with the carrier and filled into hard gelatin capsules or tableted with suitable tableting aids, such as magnesium stearate, starch, or other lubricants, disintegrants or coloring agents. If combination with a liquid carrier is desirable, a soft gelatin capsule is filled with a slurry of the novel compounds in soybean or pea t oil.

What is claimed is:

1. 2-p-trifluoromethylphenyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro 1,2,4- benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide.

2. 2-o-toluidino-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro 1,2,4 benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide.

3. 2-cyclopentyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro 1,2,4 benzothiadiazine-1,l-dioxide.

4. A method of preparing 2-o-toluidino-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-1,l-dioxide, which comprises reacting o-amino-N-o-toluidinobenzenesulfonamide with urea at a temperature of from 180 to 220 C. for a time sufficient for cyclization to occur, and recovering the 2-0- toluidino-3-oxo-3,4,-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1- dioxide.

5. A process of preparing 2-cycl0pentyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-l,2,4-benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide, which comprises reacting o-amino-N-cyclopentylbenzenesulfonamide with urea at a temperature of from 190 to 220 C. for a time sufficient for cyclization to occur, and recovering the 2- cyclopentyl 3 oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine- 1,1-dioxide.

6. A method of preparing 2-p-trifiuoromethylphenyl- 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1 dioxide, which comprises reacting o-amino-N-p-trifiuoromethylphenylbenzenesulfonamide with ethylurethane at a tem- 3 pcrature of from about 180 to 220 C. for a time sufficient for cyclization to occur, and recovering the 2-p-triflu0romethy1phenyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4 benzothiad-iazine- 1,1-dioxide.

5 References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,886,566 5/1959 NOVEHO 260243 2,910,473 10/1959 Novello 260243 3,051,620 8/1962. Abood 167-65 10 3,056,726 10/1962 Marsh.

4 OTHER REFERENCES German Auslegeschrift 1,067,028, Oct. 15, 1959.

Parke et al.: J. Chem. Soc. (London) pp. 17601763 (1950).

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Yale: J our of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry RS115 vol. 1N0. 2, pp. 122433, 1959.

NICHOLAS S. RIZZO, Primary Examiner. 

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